North Korea may be supporting an organized crime ring in China by supplying it with voice phishing technology linked to over half-a-billion dollars in losses, a forthcoming U.N. report states.

Chinese national Hong Yong allegedly ran multiple voice phishing centers and bought voice phishing apps from a North Korean named Song Rim, the Panel of Experts (PoE) report states. 

South Korea sanctioned Song last monthfor helping fund North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs through a company linked to the DPRK’s Ministry of Rocket Industry. The Panel reported last year that voice-phishing applications sold by North Korean IT workers have